pertwk Chapter 15 Re-entry
Chapter 15 Re-entry
The dagger didn't even leave a mark.
Li Yuan attacked again, this time with significantly increased power.
Chi-
This time, at least a trace was left.
"Ninth-grade body refinement is equivalent to improving physical fitness and increasing strength, while eighth-grade refinement strengthens the skin, giving one a defense far exceeding that of ordinary people!"
"What about the seventh rank?"
Li Yuan knew very little about martial arts cultivation.
These few things were what his father, Li Shouyi, had told him in his memory.
However, he did not become a martial artist, and what happened after that is not very clear.
"Or perhaps... a seventh-rank official is too high-end in Baoshan County?"
The leader of the Wild Wolf Gang is said to be only at the late stage of the eighth rank.
"Shallow waters cannot nurture dragons, and small temples cannot contain revered deities!"
Li Yuan murmured to himself, his gaze fixed on the outside, specifically the inner city. "What about the inner city?"
The outer city and the inner city are worlds apart.
Based on his guess, an eighth-rank official might be considered a powerful force in both the outer and inner city, but within the inner city... "Could an eighth-rank official maintain their position?"
.....
The next day.
Li Yuan was starving and howling.
This also made him realize that maintaining the strength of an eighth-rank official required consuming more energy, which naturally meant eating more, and perhaps even more.
"Gurgle..."
My stomach started growling again, and the frequency was increasing.
"Brother, are you that hungry?"
Li Jun's small eyes were full of doubt. In his memory, his brother ate so much every day, how could he be hungry?
Anyway, he's not hungry every day now.
Li Yuan looked embarrassed. "It's alright..."
In order to maintain his image in his mind, he deliberately avoided looking at the little guy and instead looked out the window.
Only a few chimneys were smoking, and I sighed inwardly. Life was getting worse and worse for the families in Willow Lane; most of them were eating only one meal a day.
No more than one hand's worth of food for two meals a day.
...
"It smells so good..."
At Uncle Liu's house, Little Liu craned his neck, his gaze fixed on the direction of the Li family's house, breathing heavily, "It smells like soybeans!"
"A few days ago, Ah Jun even gave me two soybeans to eat, they were so delicious."
As he spoke, his mouth was practically watering.
Upon hearing this, Aunt Liu, who was sitting there, changed her expression slightly. "Don't eat the soybeans he gives you next time."
"Why?"
Xiao Liu asked, puzzled, "Are those soybeans fried? They're crunchy and fragrant."
"Those soybeans must have been given by that wicked woman. Aren't you afraid?"
Aunt Liu glared at her with her sunken eyes, not forgetting to curse, "You brat!"
"Alright!"
Uncle Liu was extremely annoyed. "So what if I ate it? What's the big deal!"
"Having something to eat is better than having nothing to eat!"
"That's the Ho family's own fate!"
"You, the head of the household..."
Aunt Liu stared at him; before, he had disliked He Qiushi even more than she had!
"Go get some willow leaves, add some wild vegetables, boil some water, and drink it first."
Uncle Liu was also so hungry that he could hardly bear it anymore.
"Alright..."
Aunt Liu stood up and sighed.
...
Li Family Kitchen.
Three bowls of cornmeal porridge, a plate of stir-fried soybeans with salted meat, and six pancakes.
"It smells so good..."
Li Jun stared intently at the soybeans, his purpose clear: "Mom, didn't we finish all the meat a long time ago?"
"Just eat what you need to know, why ask so many questions?"
Wang Xiulan gently scooped a piece of food from his head with her chopsticks.
The last time Li Yuan bought meat from Xiaolingfang, she cured a small portion of it into salted meat. If Li Yuan hadn't said she was going to Xiaolingfang today, she wouldn't have been willing to take it out.
This is also her habit.
The grain in the jar was only on the surface; she was used to leaving a little for emergencies, which gave her more peace of mind.
Li Yuan was starving. He picked up the pancake, took a sip of porridge, and at that moment he didn't care about anything else, he just kept eating.
A bowl of porridge, five flatbreads, half a soybean, and a few pieces of salted meat were swallowed, and the feeling of hunger finally disappeared.
"Brother, are you full? Or you can have mine."
Li Jun pushed his half-bowl of porridge next to Li Yuan.
Her little eyes blinked, and she wore a sweet smile, which deeply moved Li Yuan.
"Little guy..."
"They must have seen he was hungry earlier and thought he wasn't eating enough!"
"She's so sensible, it breaks my heart!"
Li Yuan affectionately patted his little head, "You eat, brother is full! You're such a good boy."
In his past life, he was an only child, but now he has a younger brother... who is so well-behaved. That's great!
Looking at the two brothers, Wang Xiulan finally showed a rare smile.
Since learning of the county army's crushing defeat, she hadn't said a word, but she was worried all the time, and naturally smiled less. However, she was very happy, because no matter what, she could rest assured now, whether it was Li Yuan or Xiao Li Jun.
In this small kitchen, a family of three, amidst the chaos of the world, find a strangely warm and welcoming atmosphere.
...
"How is it, Mother?"
Li Yuan touched his face and asked.
Before Wang Xiulan could speak, Li Jun, that little rascal, preemptively said, "It's just like the black bear spirit in the story my brother told."
"Hahaha....."
Li Yuan was taken aback for a moment, but then burst into laughter. The little guy had been pestering him to tell him stories, and as a human from Earth, the most classic one was naturally Journey to the West.
But unexpectedly, the child's favorite character was the Black Bear Spirit, whom he found very cute.
Completely unexpected.
"Hmm...it's just not as strong as a black bear." Li Jun said earnestly, biting his finger.
"What black bear spirit? That's utter nonsense."
Wang Xiulan tapped Li Jun on the head, then went to Li Yuan, straightened his clothes, and carefully checked them to make sure there were no problems. Only then did she instruct him, "Don't think your mother is being a nuisance. Be careful and don't take any risks."
She has said this countless times.
But Li Yuan smiled and nodded without the slightest hint of disapproval; he knew it was genuine.
No wonder they say that a mother worries for ninety-nine out of a hundred years of her life raising a child!
With a burlap sack bulging on his back, filled with over a hundred doses of ointment, he said, "Mom, I'm leaving. Don't worry, everything will be alright."
Then he looked at Li Jun and said, "Be a good boy at home and go to sleep later. There will be a surprise when you wake up."
After saying that, he opened the door and quietly left under the cover of darkness.
Wang Xiulan closed the door.
Looking at the dimly lit main room, he sighed inwardly.
"If only it were like before!"
...
This is my third visit to the familiar Xiaolingfang.
At the entrance, it was still the same burly man with a long spear, but when he saw Li Yuan, his eyes immediately flickered.
It wasn't that he was deliberately paying attention to Li Yuan.
Instead, during that period, the Wild Wolf Gang had people keeping watch here.
After making some inquiries, he learned that it turned out that two members of the Wild Wolf Gang had been killed instead of killed themselves, and this was their way of seeking revenge.
However, the Wild Wolf Gang hadn't shown up for a while, so he assumed Li Yuan had been dealt with by them. But unexpectedly... he appeared alive and well right in front of him.
It's obvious that he's a martial artist, and quite strong at that; otherwise, he wouldn't have been unharmed for so long, and now he dares to come to Xiaolingfang so openly.